Corporate social Responsibility has always been a part of the State bank of India covering

various social, environmental and welfare activities.SBI believe that they owe a solemn duty to
the less fortunate and underprivileged society to make a sustainable social change in the
development.

Focus areas for SBI CSR activities are:

Supporting Education
Supporting Healthcare
Supporting Girl Children & Child development.
Assistance to poor & underprivileged
.
Environment protection.
Clean Energy.
Entrepreneur development programme.
Help in National calamities

The Executive Committee of the Central Board has approved in August 2011 a
comprehensive policy for Corporate Social Responsibility. The year 2011-12 saw the CSR
activities of the Bank scaling new heights of achievement and glory by winning the prestigious
Golden Peacock Award for Corporate Social Responsibility 2012, awarded in Dubai by the
Institute of directors, New Delhi
As per the Reserve Bank of India instructions, SBI earmarks 1% of previous year's net
profit, as CSR spend budget for the year. In terms of CSR policy of the Bank, CSR
donations are given to only those organizations that enjoy IT exemption under Sec 80.
This ensures that the Bank's support is extended to deserving cases only.

National Donations (To

provide succor to victims
of natural calamities)
Normal Donations & other
direct activities
Total CSR Spend

2009-10
Actual
5.15

2010-11
Actual
2.00

Rs in crores
2011-12
Actual
2.00

14.57

22.44

65.68

19.72

24.44

71.18

Sector Wise Development

The breakup of sectoral deployment of our CSR spends
during the year has been as under

Amount (Rs in crore)

National Donations
5.50
Supporting Education
38.33
Supporting Healthcare
15.03
Assistance to underprivileged
5.37
Research & Development
3.75
Supporting Culture
1.15
Environment Protection
0.67
Other projects
1.38
Total
71.18

In financial year 2011-12, SBI had spent Rs 71 crore towards CSR. This year it will be more,
Vishvanathan said.

Team SBI Life with writer Chetan Bhagat at Mumbai Marathon 2013

1.Supporting Education:

SBI is involved not only with business development but also with care
for the community and supports a range of socio-economic,
educational and health initiatives. In the field of education, for better
governance and standards, Bank, in partnership with the Municipal
Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM), has launched a project to
transform and upgrade the outcome of education and educational
infrastructure in 1300 schools run by the Municipal Corporation. The
Bank has agreed to support this project as a partner for a period of 2
years as this project may evolve as a model for replication across the
country.
To bridge the widening gulf between youth in Metro/Urban areas and
Rural India, Bank has drawn up a programme named "SBI Indicorps",
a volunteer programme on the lines of the US Peace Corps, which
would give fresh graduates from colleges/institutions an opportunity to
live in villages and work on development projects with reputed NGOs.
During the year, the Bank also provided large number of buses/vans
to needy schools.Preference has been given to schools for
physically/mentally challenged children, and children belonging to
economically weaker sections etc. We also assisted them with
computers, furniture and other accessories.
To transform and upgrade the efficacy of education in schools run by
Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai, we are
extending funding support.

SBI is involved not only with business development but also with care
for the community and supports a range of socio-economic,
educational and health initiatives. In the field of education, for better
governance and standards, Bank, in partnership with the Municipal
Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM), has launched a project to
transform and upgrade the outcome of education and educational
infrastructure in 1300 schools run by the Municipal Corporation. The
Bank has agreed to support this project as a partner for a period of 2
years as this project may evolve as a model for replication across the
country.
To bridge the widening gulf between youth in Metro/Urban areas and
Rural India, Bank has drawn up a programme named "SBI Indicorps",
a volunteer programme on the lines of the US Peace Corps, which
would give fresh graduates from colleges/institutions an opportunity to
live in villages and work on development projects with reputed NGOs.
To support school education and to bring happiness to millions of

school children specially the

underprivileged children, Bank provided 1,20,000
electric fans to 12,000 schools across India.
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2.Supporting Healthcare:
The focus of the Bank has been to help provide the
basic infrastructure support to ameliorate the
condition of the common man. Ambulances, medical
vans to enable medical camps in remote areas and
mobile blood collection vans and host of other
medical equipments were donated to needy
organizations/hospitals by our 14 Circles for speedy
transportation of critical patients as well as to provide
medical services to the remotest parts of the country.
The Bank has donated 95 such vehicles with an
expenditure of `7.40 crores during the year. Medical
equipments costing `6.10 crores were donated to
needy hospitals/healthcare institutions.
Healthcare to Children- Providing safe drinking
water has always been a challenge for schools.
Recently we took up the project, and installed
13,600 water purifiers in as many schools,
ensuring clean & safe drinking water to millions
of children in schools.
13,600
Water purifiers provided to as many schools
3.supporting girl child and development:
Girl Child adoption- Our branches have adopted
girl children from underprivileged class and assist
them financially for their education. Bank has
adopted 17627 girl children
Assistance for Natural Calamities: SBI has always

been at forefront to help the States affected by

natural calamities. During the current fiscal, the
Bank has lent its helping hand to the following
states, with donations of Rs 5.50 Crores to the
Chief Minister's Relief Fund of the respective states
to provide help to the people affected by natural
calamities.
State Calamity Amount
(Rs in Crores)
Odisha Flood 1.00
Puducherry Cyclone 0.50
Sikkim Earthquake 1.00
Tamil Nadu Cyclone 2.00
West Bengal Earthquake 1.00
Total 5.50
Our branches across the country made special
drives to plant fruit bearing trees to improve green
coverage. Fruits will also help birds.
Our offices/branches undertake various other
social welfare activities like blood donation camps,
medical camps, tree plantations, adult literacy
classes, imparting skills to local com
4.Clean Energy
The SBI Group manages an Environment and Energy Fund which,
as of the end of March 2010, has commitments for contributions
amount totaling approximately 8.4 billion. The fund invests in
Japanese and foreign
companies that are associated with the
environment and energy.
As one of Japans largest venture capitalists, the SBI Group
has an abundance of experience in investing in and nurturing
venture companies in important fields such as information technology
and biotechnology. The siRNA compound QPI-1002,
developed
by Quark Pharmaceuticals,
Inc., an American developmentstage pharmaceutical company
and SBI Group managed
fund investee company, was designated as an orphan medicinal
product in February 2010 by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration
and in June by the European Commission. As the prophylaxis of
delayed graft function in kidney transplant patients, this medicinal

product is expected to contribute greatly to the advancement of

medical treatment.
n Energy

5ASSISTANCE TO POOR AND UNDER PRIVILIGED

SBI Life participated in Mumbai Marathon 2013 to support mentally challenged children
through its CSR partner - Swayamsiddh.
Mr. Atanu Sen, MD & CEO presented the contribution cheque for SBI Lifes CSR
Initiative to Dr. Vandana Mehta, Swayamsiddh - CSR Partner for enabling mentally
challenged children in the presence of Mr. Sudhin Roy Chowdhury, Member (Life),
IRDA.
5.Environmental Protection
SBIML fully subscribes to and actively supports a Clean Environment Policy. To the
extent possible, unnecessary
printing is avoided and information and instruction Corporate Governance Report
conveyed through secure electronic channel
6.Entreprenurial Development Programe
We are an equal opportunity organization.
We provide best of the facilities and healthcare to
our employees. A large number of Employee
Welfare schemes are in place as mo incentive. SBI Youth for India Fellow conducts
career guidance programme
at Risod village, Maharashtra
Extensive in-house training facilities.
Motivational incentives, Freedom of Association.
SBI Childrens Welfare Fund:
The Bank constituted SBI Childrens Welfare Fund as a
Trust in 1983. The Corpus of the Fund is made up of
contributions by staff members and matching
contribution provided by the Bank. Grants are
extended to institutions engaged in the welfare of
underprivileged/downtrodden children like orphans,
destitute, challenged and deprived, etc. During the FY
2011-12, 8 projects were assisted with `7.26 lacs.
SBI Youth for India:
SBI Youth for India Fellowship- Bank has granted
fellowship to educated youth and deployed them

to rural areas to undertake innovative projects to

address local problems of rural poor.
This touched upon many projects like Rural
Employment Guarantee Schemes, IVRS helpline
for farmers & fishermen, career guidance,
Enhancing marketability of farm produce,
Education of rural youth through ICT, Environment
protection, and many others.
R & D Fund:
The Bank supports research work relevant broadly to
the activities of the Bank from its Research &
Development Fund. The Bank makes an annual
contribution of GBP 100,000 towards a Chair set up by
the Bank jointly with RBI at the Asia Research Centre
at London School of Economics.
7.Help in Natural Calamities
The SBI Group has provided and collected monetary donations to
assist areas of Japan impacted by the Great East Japan Earthquake
that struck on March 11, 2011.
As of March 31, 2012, the Group companies had collected a
total of 91,296,729 in relief donations. In addition to soliciting donations,
the SBI Group companies have offered all or a portion of their
sales for a limited time as donations. As of March 31, 2012,
25,061,127 in donations have been raised in this way. A total of
116,357,856 was donated to the Japanese Red Cross Society for
assisting in activities to provide relief to the victims of the disaster,
and to support restoration activities in the region.

Health and Safety Practice

SBIML is fully committed to bring about a health and safety culture within the Bank. The
Bank maintains very
conducive working environment within its premises for higher productivity and the
general well being of the employees
and its Customers. The Bank has also appointed a Health & Safety Officer to help
towards achieving its objectives.
Staff Medical Check Up
We believe that a healthy staff is a happy staff. In our quest to
promote healthy diet, the Bank organized a full Medical Check Up

for all its staff members during the month of February 2012.efit our customers by saving
their precious time.